1. Bankruptcy filing for e-commerce businesses. 2. Watching the bottom line perpetually linger in the red as dimishing website traffic and disposable income for consumers declines. 3. Effects on the e-commerce boom as a result of the 2008-2009 US Recession.

Due to massive declines in Q4 sales across most major markets, thousands of e-commerce operators stressed concern over the growing level of Ecomruptcy filings.